What are the economic and social issues of the 2014 European elections?

We propose you a synthesis of the round table “Facing the economic and social crisis in Europe” which brought together Bernadette Ségol, Pervenche Berès and Guy Verhofstadt on 16 September in Paris within the conference “European elections 2014: the debate is now”

This synthesis by Sofia Fernandes sets out the main elements of the debate, including the division of powers between the EU and the members states in social matters, the capacity of the banking system toserve the real economy, the question of the capacity of the EU and EMU fiscal capacity as well as the need for a social Europe that takes the preoccupations of the European citizens better into account.